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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a parent with an only and I absolutely feel this way. I'm always a little amazed by the behavior other parents will tolerate, or even find amusing, from their kids in other people's houses (or in restaurants, on planes, and in other public spaces). I'm also always amazed how simply adding one kid to a family makes the dynamic so much more chaotic.

We still invite over friends with multiple kids because we love them and can handle it. But it also makes me feel good about our choice to have one. And there's nothing better than inviting over friends who also have one mellow kid -- our children play together and are generally very well behaved, and enjoy having a playmate for the day or evening when they are very used to having to entertain themselves or keep company with grown ups, and we get to socialize and enjoy adult company without the usual imperative to engage our only children since they don't have siblings.

Not judging people who have more kids -- god bless you. It's not for me, though, and this is never more apparent to me than when a family with 2-4 kids comes to visit and I feel an intense sense of relief (and the thrill of silence) when they walk out the door at the end of the visit.[/quote]

I have 3 so I know the hectic energy you are talking about and it is real, even when the kids are well behaved. In this scenario I don’t think having 4 small kids over is working. It’s very odd that the parents aren’t making an effort to make them behave but, since they aren’t, you really must stop having them over and meet at a park or something. This isn’t your circus. [/quote]

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